St Bernard's Road Oxford
106 addresses across 4 postcodes (OX2), about 340 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 29700996.
- Energy: 60 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 17, D: 32, E: 8, F: 2).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Oxford costs £2,678 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 67% to 98% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, University Parks, is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 62 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 26 of its 106 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Observatory Medical Practice, about 260 m away, with 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 940 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 44% of households owned their home and 74% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 50 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
60 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 99 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (30); House, end-terrace (12); Flat (8). Built: before 1900 (25); 1900-1929 (15); 1976-1982 (10). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (28); rented (private) (23); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (22 addresses)
- 4, St. Bernards Road
- 5, St. Bernards Road
- 6, St. Bernards Road
- 9, St. Bernards Road
- 10, St. Bernards Road
- 13, St. Bernards Road
- 14, St. Bernards Road
- 30, St. Bernards Road
- 33, St. Bernards Road
- 37 St. Bernards Road
- 39, St. Bernards Road
- 48, St. Bernards Road
- 56, St. Bernards Road
- 57, St. Bernards Road
- 60, St. Bernards Road
- 62, St. Bernards Road
- 65, St. Bernards Road
- 66, St. Bernards Road
- Flat 1 Horse & Jockey Mews, 1a, St. Bernards Road
- Flat 4 Horse & Jockey Mews, 1a, St. Bernards Road
- Flat 6 Horse & Jockey Mews, 1a, St. Bernards Road
- Flat 7 Horse & Jockey Mews, 1a, St. Bernards Road
Council tax
What each band costs in Oxford in 2026-27: Band D £2,678 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,786 | £2,083 | £2,381 | £2,678 | £3,274 | £3,869 | £4,464 | £5,357 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (23% of about 2,690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Walton Manor, Jericho (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction, The Jericho Article 4 Direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 16-18, PLANTATION ROAD, grade II
- 2-14, PLANTATION ROAD, grade II
- 28-31, St Bernard's Road, grade II
- 45-55, WOODSTOCK ROAD, grade II
- 71-79, WOODSTOCK ROAD, grade II
- BELSYRE COURT, grade II
- HOLYFIELD HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Radcliffe Observatory Quarter: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Former Acland Hospital and 46 Woodstock Road, 25 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, permissioned (260 m)
- Banbury Road University Sites - Parcel B, Banbury Road, Oxford: up to 52 homes, pending decision (370 m)
- Banbury Road University Sites, Banbury Road, Oxford: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Banbury Road University Sites, Banbury Road, Oxford, not permissioned (370 m)
- Windale House, Field Avenue, Oxford: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- University of Oxford Science Area & Keble Road Triangle: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- University of Oxford Science Area & Keble Road Triangle: up to 174 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 26 October 2026 to 1 November 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Section 50, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (standard works)
- 26 October 2026 to 1 November 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Section 50, road closure, on the footway, carriageway (major works)
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 26 October 2026 to 1 November 2026: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Section 50, road closure, on the footway, carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 24 September 2026 to 28 September 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility asset works, give and take, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
- 26 August 2026 to 2 September 2026: SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD), Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 20 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| OX2 6EH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 3 / 11 | unlikely |
| OX2 6EJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 8 | unlikely |
| OX2 6EA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| OX2 6JE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 106 addresses are between 62 m and 63 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OX2 6EA | 95% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| OX2 6EH | 100% | 100% | 98% | 0% |
| OX2 6EJ | 100% | 91% | 86% | 0% |
| OX2 6JE | 100% | 100% | 98% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oxford 8.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Oxford Parkway 655,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Islip 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Plantation Road Oxford | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gloucester Green Bus Station Oxford City Centre | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest (71) Parking on Woodstock Road, OX2 | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bevington Rd 10 | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 63 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Observatory Medical Practice | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodstock Road Chemist | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodstock Road (Dental Surgery) | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | John Radcliffe Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Oxford Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-op Little Clarendon | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest University Parks 29 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cripley Meadow Allotments 5.6 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Nuffield Institute For Medical Research the Radcliffe Observatory, a listed building (Grade I), 160 m south. 261 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 32 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Nuffield Institute For Medical Research the Radcliffe Observatory | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south |
| Osler House | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m south |
| Church of St Philip and St James | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m north |
| The Radcliffe Infirmary (Main Block) | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-east |
| St Sepulchre's Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 400 m (0.2 miles) west |
| Park Town | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 600 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Swing bridge, LNWR Station | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Rewley Abbey | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Worcester College Pond | Lake or reservoir | 800 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Fiddler's Island | Island | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Hangman's Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 80 | 106 |
26 of the street's 106 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Oxford: see them on the Oxford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford | Primary | 4–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Activate Learning | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| West Oxford Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Cherwell School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Swan School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court Candy Shop OX2 6HJ | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2025 |
| SkinDose OX2 6HJ | Retailers - other | 50 m | Exempt | |
| The Gardeners Arms OX2 6JE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Green Templeton College OX2 6HG | School/college/university | 140 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2026 |
| St Antony's College OX2 6JF | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2024 |
| Compass Group UK Ltd At Mathematical Institute Cafe OX2 6GG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2026 |
| BaxterStorey - Blavatnik School Of Government OX2 6GG | Mobile caterer | 160 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Oxford Centre For Mission Studies OX2 6HR | Other catering premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| DOverbroecks 7-11 OX2 6HX | School/college/university | 190 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2024 |
| New Road Innovations OX2 6HT | Retailers - other | 210 m | Exempt | |
| BaxterStorey - The Schwarzman Centre OX2 6GG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Old Parsonage Hotel OX2 6NN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| TCG OX2 6AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Branca Restaurant OX2 6AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Jericho Cafe OX2 6AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Bicycle theft | 9 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Further/Higher Educational Building (28); On or near Leckford Place (8); On or near Adelaide Street (4); On or near Leckford Road (3); On or near Observatory Street (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 74% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Pierre Victoire (restaurant/cafe/canteen, OX1 2HP) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 22 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Tree Artisan Cafe LTD (restaurant/cafe/canteen, OX1 2HP) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 22 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Gail's Bakery (restaurant/cafe/canteen, OX1 2HU) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 22 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Opera Cafe (restaurant/cafe/canteen, OX2 6AA) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 22 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Al-Andalus (restaurant/cafe/canteen, OX1 2HP) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 22 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- OX2 6EH: 55 addresses of 57 in the postcode
- OX2 6EJ: 49 addresses
- OX2 6EA: 1 address of 39 in the postcode
- OX2 6JE: 1 address of 46 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Adelaide Street · Plantation Road · Arthur Garrard Close · Observatory Street · Winchester Road · Leckford Place · Bevington Road · Church Walk · Butler Close · Leckford Road · Canterbury Road · Acer Walk
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.